The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-11

10 maut my neurl dCilo vi ooo ie'
was sight more pitiful thana frown
It may seem a strange admission II
make, but Constable John Frlck aPol
ogized for doing his duty. Actually
said he was sorry for having to do 1t
Then he touched the weeny cheek o
the baby with his rough fingers and sait
he hoped it would soon be well, ant
otherwise talked in a way some folk
might have thought was ridiculous IL
q constable.
| But then ii man has u soft, ten
der heart, being constable Wont
change it, you know.
| When the landlord came to thu
'squires Office, four days later, anc
peremptoriy ordered the things put
out OF rooms six and seven, Constable
Jonn Frick felt about as blue as HI
ever did in all his life. He hadn't
been able to get that delicate lit
tie woman face out of his mind, mol
the sick baby, nor the drunken wretch
OF q husband.
To tell the plain truth, he and his
good wife had talked the matter over
frequently. You see she was 0
mother and had mothers BIC ano
tender heart in her bosom, quick
as fash to feel where children wert
concerned. Only that morning wher
was starting away on duty, she said
promiscuous like:
"Recollect, John Frlck, If you put
that poor woman and her baby out
into the street such a day ~ this
showing and blowing fit to kill-yoU
needn't never look me in the face
again"
"Jane," l said in my most dignified
voice IL must do my duty"
"But, Lord, what II heap OF mean
cruel things we sometimes do in that
same name OF duty.
When the writ OF expulsion was put
into my hands, and the landlord said
he wouldn't give another day, / felt
meaner than % skunk. The weather
was lust fearful. 1t was not only bit
ing cold, but damp and foggy, and
enough gloomy to make folks IL
trouble bend their ideas to getting
relief by self murder.
found the same sodden young mar
in the saloon, as tipsy and slouchy
and dirty as before. No, come tC
think, not exactly the same. Now HI
was noisy drunk, staggering about
the place, swearing and Dragging
thick-tongued and maudlin, and look
ing still more disgusting than when III
was doubled up on the chair.
"What the-do you want in here?'
he yelled, as was passing on to room
six.
"You dry up, Sevho!ml" snapped
the greasy faced man, grabbing him b.
the arm and swinging him back iron
following after me. "He's got bushes
with your wife. Keep stlll-your
not fit for business"
: But the tipsy loafer broke away an
burst into the presence OF his wife,
when | had explained the nature
my errand, he ranted out:
. ats all right, Elsie. I've got
place ready. I'll fetch n wagon an
: have the things moved right away.
= And out he started on the run.
81 am glad OF that, / said to hi
! wife, us she held up her white, trouble
/ face toward me. How in the worl
did so nice woman become tied to
brute like this2
= ooh, if he only will!' was the pitifr
} exclamation OF the heartstrlcken VIC
man.
, Inow learned that another suite {
rooms had been secured, only waltin
payment OF the first months rent
| advance, and that by the sale OF
= portion OF his wiies best wearing al
1 parel, the needed money had been S,
Q cured. | also learned that the ma
4 was a frst-clsss workman in n BUS
ness which paid exceptionally hie
( wages, and that until he had fallen II
Y to habits OF intoXication they Ia
/ lived as happ " and respectfully q
\ hearts could desire.
would he return with the teal
| and gain the new home Tor n
/ family? or would he continue h
drunken spree and spend tn
5 money his wiie's clothing had bee
e sacrificed to secure? asked thes
= questions a score OF times, rs | sto
}. lnrtive glances at the troubled loo
y in the woman's eyes, and noted Il
], terrible strain her mind was in viii
$ he was gone.
J.. The furniture was nearly all packe
}. in readiness for removed, and knew
] though she did not tell me that Il
g frail wife had spent her strength
= the arduous preparation.
t | had told the landlord that the
were ready to move and would /
:, surely gone that day. He was nc
!. hall satisfied. He came tearing
c the Office in a great stew OF anger an
2 impotence to have them thrust OF
D forthwith. He would not grant al
G other hours delay, so there was n
help for it, If Sevholm did not spec